Chapter 107 Guilt is more reliable

After the decree was issued, the screams of the Sumerians were soon heard outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. It was obviously Shen Danying who framed me. Your Majesty, please protect her!"

Hearing her screams, Shen Danying's expression became more and more ugly, and he tightly grasped his handkerchief!

When she was about to die, she still wanted to pour dirty water on herself!

An eunuch came in and dragged Xin'er and Xiangyun out.

Xin'er had already collapsed on the ground, and only then did she start to shout, "Your Majesty, spare my life."

After Xiang Yun received the letter from the emperor, she did not tell the whereabouts of her family members. She seemed to have guessed the result. She became a little dazed and did not react at all when being dragged out.

Seeing her being dragged away, Shen Danying said to Huo Jinchi anxiously: "Your Majesty, Xiangyun was also threatened by someone, and her mother and brother... Considering that she did not make the mistake on her own initiative, please spare her life."

"Even if she was threatened, why didn't she tell you earlier?" The Queen said coldly, "The mistake has been made. If Shen promised to forgive her if you pleaded for mercy, she could just ask the master for mercy. What's the point of these palace rules?"

Shen Danying frowned, did not refute the Queen's words, but looked at Huo Jinchi pleadingly.

Huo Jinchi glanced at her and said calmly, "Although Xiangyun was wrong, her crime does not deserve death. Let's spare her life and send her to the laundry department."

The empress, who was humiliated by Huo Jinchi, looked unhappy. "Even if the emperor had reasons, this maid is also an accomplice. If you are so lenient, I will have a hard time explaining to Lady Liu when the time comes."

"According to what you said, should I also execute Su Yiyan to appease her?" Huo Jinchi looked at her with a half-smile, and without waiting for her to say anything, he decided: "Just do as I say!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shen Danying was immediately surprised and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

But when she looked at Xiangyun, she found that she was still with her head down, as if ignorant. The smile on her face faded instantly, leaving only a sigh.

The coldness in the queen's eyes deepened, and when she lowered her eyes she caught a glimpse of Yun Qin who was still kneeling on the ground.

Her eyes flickered as she said, "Your Majesty, among the ladies in Chunxi Palace, I'm afraid there are still people who help the tyrant. In my opinion, it would be better to lock them all up in the Ministry of Punishment for trial before making any decisions!"

Huo Jinchi glanced at her sideways. How could he not hear the temptation in his words? What she wanted to know was how he would deal with Yun Qin, right?

His voice was slightly cold. "I remember that there were two aunts sent by the Queen Mother to Chunxi Palace. Does the Queen want to send them to the Ministry of Punishment as well?"

The queen was choked by the question and was about to speak when she was interrupted by Hawking Chi again.

"For the time being, let the imperial guards guard inside and outside. After the inspection, those who are not problematic will be sent back to the Shang Palace Bureau for other uses."

The queen frowned slightly and continued, "Although Su Yiyan has been banished to the cold palace, we can't just let her die on her own. We still have to arrange someone to serve her so that the Su family can feel at ease."

Then she pointed and said, "Let's choose her. I think she is loyal to Su Yiyan and will definitely take good care of her."

Huo Jinchi's eyes darkened, and he glanced at Yun Qin on the ground, and said slowly: "Thanks to the Queen for her hard work, but one person is not enough. Isn't there a senior palace maid by Su Yiyan's side? If she is fine, then the two of them can go to the cold palace to take care of her together."

This made the queen at a loss for words.

Does the emperor really not care about this palace maid anymore?

Shen Danying, who was standing aside, also looked at Yun Qin, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

After hearing this, Yun Qin suddenly raised her eyes and looked at the emperor, but when she met Huo Jinchi's dark eyes, she looked away with a gloomy expression and lowered her eyes again.

But in fact she did not feel disappointed, as she had expected this.

Su Meiren had just gotten into trouble, so the emperor would not have kept her by his side immediately or promoted her position, otherwise he would have been criticized.

In her opinion, although the conditions in the cold palace were harsh, they were safer than returning to the palace.

After all, she has a bad reputation. If she is taken away by someone who dislikes her when she returns to the Shang Palace, she will suffer a lot.

Hawking did not take this into consideration when making this move.

If there was anything unexpected, it was that Huo Jinchi actually asked Rong Xin to go to the cold palace with him, probably because he wanted her to take care of herself.

Knowing it is one thing, but Yun Qin cannot appear too understanding, otherwise wouldn’t the emperor feel at ease?

Guilt is more reliable than love.

Seeing her lower her eyes, Huo Jinchi felt very uncomfortable. He couldn't tell whether he hoped she could accept this arrangement or hoped she would cry out that it was unfair so that he would change his mind.

He secretly tightened his grip on the armrest as he had to continue investigating Lady Su's affairs!

He didn't believe that three living people could really disappear from the world. Even if they were dead, there would always be corpses.

He just doesn't believe that there are no clues to find!

Since there was to be a trial, naturally an eunuch would come and escort Yunqin away.

Yun Qin leaned forward and whispered, "I'll take my leave." Then she stood up and followed the eunuch out of the hall.

Huo Jinchi felt more and more uncomfortable as he watched her frail figure retreat to the palace gate and turn away.

Watching her leave, Xu An sighed inwardly, thinking that Miss Yun Qin had such a miserable life.

He raised his eyes to glance at the gloomy emperor, then looked at the empress, and shook his head in his heart. This empress is the same, look how heartbroken the emperor is.

At this moment the Queen was not very happy. She even didn't know how to tell the Queen Mother about this.

No matter how good Su Yiyan was in the past, she was still a beauty and could suppress Shen Danying.

Now that she has fallen, who can rival Shen Danying's power? If she gets pregnant again, she, the queen, will be uneasy!

The Queen's emotions were in turmoil. Su Yiyan, this piece of shit, actually let Concubine Liu and the baby in her belly survive. She and Shen Danying were close to each other. If she really let her give birth to a prince...

Her eyes changed, and she thought that it was not a bad thing for Shen Danying to be pregnant.

Huo Jinchi's eyes swept over everyone in Yukang Palace again.

The matter of cinnabar has been dealt with, but the fuchsia pollen was also mixed with iris pollen, and he hasn't forgotten about it!

"Seal off the Yukang Palace and conduct a thorough investigation for me. I must find out where this Phoenix pollen came from!"

Everyone in the palace was shocked, and the palace maid in charge of looking after the foam pollen began to shiver again.

At this time, Yun Qin had already stepped out of the Yukang Palace and saw Su Yiyan being escorted by the eunuch on the palace corridor.

Her clothes and hair were in disarray, and her mouth was stuffed with a piece of white cloth. Although she struggled hard, she could only make a few "wuwu" sounds.

Seeing Su Yiyan like this, Yun Qin felt happy.

I wonder if she ever thought when she was torturing others that one day she would become a rag to be trampled on by others!